THE KARMUWALA COLLECTION

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Photographs, maps and moving images from Karmuwala.

Photographs

Explore 68 photographs in six themed sets. Open a photograph for a larger view and its caption.

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River & crossings

19 photographs

Village River Crossing

Village River Crossing

Village Boatman

Village Boatman

Beas River 2

Beas River 2

Beas River 1

Beas River 1

A broad stretch of calm river water bordered by low, reed-covered banks.

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Calm river water and reed-lined banks seen over the wooden edge of a boat.

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A view across the river from a wooden boat toward a low bank and cultivated land.

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A low riverbank with green fields beyond, reflected in calm water.

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Trees and green fields reflected in the river, with part of a wooden boat in the foreground.

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A standing boatman uses a long pole while a passenger sits at the bow of a wooden boat.

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A boatman stands with a long pole in a wooden boat beside the riverbank.

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A wooden boat at the riverbank, with a boatman holding a long pole in the water.

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A boatman braces a long pole beside a wooden boat, making ripples near the riverbank.

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A boatman stands in the centre of a wooden boat beside the bank, with a long pole resting across it.

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An empty wooden boat rests beside the riverbank, with a long pole laid diagonally across it.

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Two men sit beside yellow sacks on the riverbank near a wooden boat and its long pole.

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A narrow earthen path separates green fields from the river, with wooden boats moored farther along.

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Wide river water seen from an eroded earthen bank, with a low shoreline in the distance.

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A dirt track follows the uneven edge of a broad, calm river.

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Gurdwaras & shrines

13 photographs

Saragarhi Memorial Gurudwara

Saragarhi Memorial Gurudwara

Babe Shaheed Gurdwara 3

Babe Shaheed Gurdwara 3

Babe Shaheed Gurdwara 2

Babe Shaheed Gurdwara 2

Babe Shaheed Gurdwara 1

Babe Shaheed Gurdwara 1

Muslim Shrine 1

Muslim Shrine 1

Muslim Shrine 2

Muslim Shrine 2

A white domed gurdwara approached between two horse statues, with colourful bunting across the courtyard.

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A white domed gurdwara behind blue flagpoles and a horse statue, with bunting above the planted courtyard.

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Punjabi signboard for Gurdwara Babe Shaheed Singh beside a brick gateway.

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A red stone Saragarhi memorial with a plaque naming Naik Lal Singh, IOM, and the date 12 September 1897.

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The Saragarhi memorial to Naik Lal Singh beneath an arched brick pavilion topped by a gold-coloured emblem.

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A Saragarhi memorial pavilion beside a white gurdwara building, facing a paved courtyard and flagpole.

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A green-painted Muslim shrine with a screened doorway, low decorative walls and potted plants.

Muslim Shrine 3

School

3 photographs

Entrance gate and painted boundary walls of Karmuwala School.

Karmuwala School Entrance

Courtyard and classroom buildings at Karmuwala School, viewed through the entrance gate.

Karmuwala School (Interior)

A blue-painted school gateway with cartoon pupils on its pillars and children visible inside.

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Fields

11 photographs

Fields

Fields

Green fields and scattered trees beside the river, with covered crop rows in the foreground.

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Small cultivated plots with green crops and yellow-flowering plants beside a dirt verge.

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A green field bordered by a dirt track, with scattered trees and buildings in the distance.

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Green crops and yellow flowers beneath overhead power lines, with trees along the field boundary.

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A low-cut patch of field beside taller green crops, with a dirt verge and overhead wire.

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Rectangular green crop plots beside a dirt path, with trees and a small structure beyond.

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Green crop plots divided by narrow dirt paths, with trees and buildings along the horizon.

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Dense green crops beside a curving dirt path, with the river beyond the field.

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A narrow grassy footpath divides green fields, with scattered trees in the distance.

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Green fields separated by a raised grassy path, with trees and low buildings beyond.

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Village buildings, roads & everyday life

18 photographs

Sunder Singhs House

Sunder Singh’s House

A circular brick-lined opening beside a weathered masonry pillar, surrounded by rubble and low brick walls.

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Branches lie across a circular brick-lined opening beside a flaking plastered pillar and a pile of rubble.

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A small pink-painted domed structure and adjoining walls beneath trees, with a hand pump outside.

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A shaded courtyard with pink-painted buildings, a small dome, a large tree and an outdoor hand pump.

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Looking down into a deep circular brick-lined well, with leafy branches hanging over the opening.

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A narrow paved road runs between green fields, with two trees beside the verge.

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A person rides along a narrow rural road between green fields and scattered trees.

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A paved country road passes green fields, roadside trees and a strip of yellow flowers.

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Karmuwala bus shelter with painted benches, a red-and-white striped pillar and a blood-donation mural.

Bus Stand 1

Karmuwala bus shelter with a yellow fascia, red-and-white central pillar, benches and painted environmental messages.

Bus Stand 2

A yellow-painted roadside shop with Punjabi lettering, parked motorcycles and a cyclist nearby.

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A metal hand pump on a cracked concrete platform with a shallow drainage channel.

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A motorcycle parked on bare ground beside green fields and narrow footpaths.

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A motorcycle beside a dirt track between the river and green cultivated fields.

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A parked motorcycle between green crop plots and a dirt path along the river.

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A narrow concrete passage between a brick house and a high brick boundary wall.

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Two small green-painted buildings among mature trees, with pale smoke rising in front of a low wall.

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Sports & community spaces

4 photographs

A broad sandy playing ground bordered by low whitewashed walls, trees and village buildings.

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A sandy playing ground with a net in front of a raised white pavilion, beside a domed gurdwara.

Stadium 2

A white single-storey building with steps, barred windows and painted weightlifting figures on the walls.

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A sandy village playing ground with a net and white pavilion, enclosed by low walls and nearby houses.

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Maps & other media

Karmuwala WV01 11042019 085445

Satellite view of Karmuwala, 11 April 2019 (WorldView-1, 50 cm resolution).

Video